xxSOLDxx. KUTZTOWN SCHOOL ANGSTADT RIFLE

This "in the black" full maple stock Angstadt rifle dates to circa 1805-1815 and features propitious incise carving in the folksy Angstadt style. It's brass mounts are also profusely engraved in the folky style often associated with Jacob Angstadt (1783-1843). The full stock is plain maple and has a gentle "Roman nose" in the Berk County Pennsylvania style with an early stepped wrist and is in its original untouched surface as is the brass furniture. There are 9 brass inlays, six on the forestock being escutcheons for the barrel pin, one crowned quarter moon on the cheekpiece, a thumbpiece, and a triangular inlay running the length of the comb, as well as a wear plate forward of the triggerguard. The rifle measures 58 1/2 inches overall with a 43 1/4 inch octagon rifled barrel. Like a lot of Angstadt rifles, it has borrowed features from some neighboring counties such as the Bucks County style trigger guard with a medial ridge with two facets, rather than the usual 3 facets found on most Kentucky rifles. The brass lock sideplate is an early type with raised feature and beveled edges and an unusual forward edge being faceted. The rifle features a two piece engraved brass patchbox with a finial design resembling Henry Maugher's. The patchbox "sideplates" however are pure Angstadt, being incise carved rather than brass. The patchbox finial,  sideplate, and the 1/4 moon cheekpiece inlay all have the Angstadt signature snowflake engraving. I have this snowflake engraving on a signed Peter, an "AA" signed Abraham as well as attributed Jacob rifles. The rifle features three neatly carved incise lines running on either side of the stock both on the lower buttstock and the forestock as well as just forward of the lock. Jacob Angstat was the son of Joseph and grandson of Adam Angstadt and is listed as a gunsmith in the company Adam Angstadt & Son in Maxatawny Township, Berks County in the period 1790-1810 along with Abraham Angstadt.**SOLD**

Condition:  Very Good. Original surfaces on both wood and metal. There are two slivers restored on either side of the brass nosecap. The lock has possibly been replaced with a suitable period lock. The edges fit well but there is evidence of wood shaving in the cavity (see pics).